YOGA Delhi : A lot of us start yoga for the exercise, but it doesn't take long before the other effects are felt in everyday life.

A Lifestyle Statement; Yoga may represent a Spiritual path for some and for others it is a healthy body & mind and the ability to be still and calm within. But whichever way one feels, there is an approach suited to everyone.

Therefore Yoga refers to a certain state of consciousness as well as to methods that help one reach that goal or state of union with oneself.

5 Principles constituting the essence of Yoga are :

1. Physical Health through Proper Exercises or Yoga Asanas : Our physical body is meant to move and exercise. If our lifestyle does not provide natural motion of muscles and joints, then disease and great discomfort will ensue with time. Proper exercise should be pleasant to the practitioner while beneficial to the body, mind and spiritual life.

2. Mental Acuity through Optimised Breathing techniques called Pranayama : Better breathing makes you more brilliant helping to think clearly, concentrate better and focus easily.

3. Weight Management through Proper Diet or Yogic Ahara , Besides being responsible for building our physical body, the foods we eat profoundly affect our mind.

4. Stress Management through Savasana : Many modern stress-management and relaxation methods borrow heavily from this tradition of Relaxation called Savasana.

5. Positive Thinking through Meditation or Dhyana : We become what we think…

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